Compare

Zarah Sultana vs Emily Thornberry

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

762 same votes 70 different votes 832 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 13 No
Housing 73% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 84% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Benefits 86% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 322 of 647
Participation
62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 647
1,207
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
2,333 eligible divisions
625
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
809
55.6 % of votes cast
582
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
645
44.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

16
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
Appearances
72
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649
21
-97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Contributions
110
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Defence
54 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
45 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API